| 1921 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home stadium | Hagemeister Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–2–1APFA (7–2–2 overall) |
| League place | 7th APFA |
The1921 Green Bay Packers season was their third season of competition and their first in theAmerican Professional Football Association, first iteration of the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–2–1 league record under player and coachCurly Lambeau, earning them a seventh-place finish.
After the season the Packers were removed from the league, following their acknowledgment of usingNotre Dame players during the season, who played under assumed names. Green Bay would return to the NFL a year later as a "new franchise".[1]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | Chicago Boosters | W 13–6 | — | Hagemeister Park | "comfortably filled stands" | — | [2] | |
| 2 | October 2 | Rockford Olympics | W 49–0 | — | Hagemeister Park | — | [3] | ||
| 3 | October 9 | Chicago Cornell-Hamburgs | W 40–0 | — | Hagemeister Park | "small-sized crowd" | — | [4] | |
| 4 | October 16 | Beloit Fairies | W 7–0 | — | Hagemeister Park | "biggest crowd of season" | — | [5] | |
| 5 | October 23 | Minneapolis Marines | W 7–6 | 1–0 | Hagemeister Park | 6,000 | Recap | [6][7] | |
| 6 | October 30 | Rock Island Independents | L 3–13 | 1–1 | Hagemeister Park | 6,000[8] | Recap | [9][10][11] | |
| 7 | November 6 | Evansville Crimson Giants | W 43–6 | 2-1 | Hagemeister Park | "smallest crowd of season" | Recap | [12] | |
| 8 | November 13 | Hammond Pros | W 14–7 | 3–1 | Hagemeister Park | "small-sized crowd" | Recap | [13] | |
| 9 | November 20 | atChicago Cardinals | T 3–3 | 3–1–1 | Normal Park | 2,000 | Recap | [14][15] | |
| 10 | November 27 | atChicago Staleys | L 0–20 | 3–2–1 | Cubs Park | 7,000 | Recap | [16][17][18] | |
| 11 | December 4 | Racine Legion | T 3–3 | — | Milwaukee Ball Park | "biggest crowd in city" | — | [19] | |
| Note: Games initalics indicate a non-league opponent. | |||||||||
| APFA standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Chicago Staleys | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 128 | 53 | T1 | ||
| Buffalo All-Americans | 9 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 211 | 29 | L1 | ||
| Akron Pros | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 148 | 31 | W1 | ||
| Canton Bulldogs | 5 | 2 | 3 | .714 | 106 | 55 | W1 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 4 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 65 | 30 | L1 | ||
| Evansville Crimson Giants | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 89 | 46 | W1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 | 1 | .600 | 70 | 55 | L1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 96 | 67 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 54 | 53 | T1 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 85 | 76 | W2 | ||
| Cleveland Tigers | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 95 | 58 | L1 | ||
| Washington Senators | 1 | 2 | 0 | .334 | 21 | 43 | L1 | ||
| Cincinnati Celts | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 14 | 117 | L2 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 1 | 3 | 1 | .250 | 17 | 45 | L2 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 37 | 41 | L1 | ||
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 19 | 109 | L5 | ||
| Columbus Panhandles | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 47 | 222 | W1 | ||
| Tonawanda Kardex | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 45 | L1 | ||
| Muncie Flyers | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 28 | L2 | ||
| Louisville Brecks | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 27 | L2 | ||
| New York Brickley Giants | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 72 | L2 | ||
| 1921 Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||
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